Sterling Financial

Spokane-based Sterling Savings Bank and holding company Sterling Financial Corp. were founded in 1983 by William Zuppe and Harold Gilkey.

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Bert Caldwell: CEO Jones reflects on a Banner year

Thu., Jan. 4, 2007

D. Michael Jones has seen Spokane and Spokane banking coming and going. Coming when he returned to Spokane 33 years ago to join Washington Bancshares Inc., the forerunner of Old National Bancorporation. He eventually became president of Old National, which was acquired by U.S. Bancorp in 1987.

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Community assets

Sun., July 9, 2006

Two decades ago a group of professionals hired to open the first Sterling Savings Bank, then called Sterling Savings Association, posed a tough question to their new boss, Chairman Harold Gilkey. What were his goals for total assets?

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Acquisition boosts Sterling Financial

Thu., Feb. 16, 2006

SEATTLE — With its planned acquisition of Golf Savings Bank in Lynnwood, Spokane's Sterling Financial could vie to become the second-largest financial institution based in Washington. The combined company would have $8 billion in assets and 180 branches and loan offices spread across seven Western states.

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Banking on a good year

Sat., Feb. 4, 2006

Buoyed by a banner 2005, several Inland Northwest banking executives say they're feeling almost as upbeat about business in 2006 — provided the Fed finally settles down. "If (interest) rates continue to increase, the economy will slow down some. But my sense is that the Fed is getting close to ending the rate increases," said Peter Stanton, third-generation chairman and president of Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank, with branches in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Utah.

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